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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-05
STATE.

A house of bad repute kept by Nor Washburn at Darien was burned Friday night, the inmates barely escaping.
 At Portland on Friday stone weighing two tons fell from truck and struck John Tyler, foreman at the quarry. 1t pinned him to the ground but wedged in such way as to be partly supported, and he escaped with severe bruises.
 Pensions have been granted as follows: Helen, mother of George Hitchcock, Bridge port; Cordelia, widow of Solomon C.. Shumway, Bridgeport; Mary, widow of Alfred Hall, South Norwalk, original, Ezra G. Wildman, Danbury, William H. Doc little, Cheshire.
 There are not many weeks when Nor wich does not furnish some cheerful story for the New York Sunday papers. This time it is as follows: "A big boot owl, with four feet strech of wings, mistook the head-liRh of Engineer Al. Walkers loco motive on the Norwich and Worchester passenger train last night for the full moon, and flew into it. The bird made the light blink, and frightened MT Walker. When he had driven into Norwich he found the owl, it's neck broken, on his pilot"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-05
BASEBALL TALK.

The league salary limit for umpiro .is said to be q, 500
 The California league has adopted the double umpire system
 Catcher Henry Yaick, of Detroit, has signed with Wheeling.
 The Browns and Dctroits coutemplafe . spring series of exhibition gzmeA
 The Yale pitcher, Hutchinson, received s1, 800 from Des MoiDcs last se.son-
 The new Chicago club is said so As ,az.azr- paxang the engagement of Larry McKeon-
 The New York combination, it IS settled, will remain in Frisco until Feb. IS at least
 Not one of tho original Browns will play with St. Louis next year. Bill Gleason was the last to go.
 After refusing many eastern offerx. Bing- ham, the Harvard college pitcher, has signed with the St Paul club.
 President Day intends sending his msn south next spring. This will give his new men chance to show what they can do.
 The American association is going to make its games doubly attractive next year by hav- ing all of the best umpirs in the country.
 The Washington club has already made ar- rangements for the spring opening of next season The Cleveland club will be the open- ing attraction
 President Won der Ahe says that both Brooklyn and Cincinnati will have strong mines next year, and both should make a-guod fight for the pennant
 Buck Ewing is doing some phenomenal pitching since the New York combinatiop. started for California It is great JRfty he was not given 0 trial during the Summer.
 When President vod der Ahe recently asked Director Doyle if he wanted his whole club MT. Doyle said: ''Yes, and you included xfii give $50, 900 for the whole business
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-05
CHICAGO ANAacHlsrs VERY ANGRY.


 They Declare They nGust Haye ssBeer oe
 Blood~ on sa4urday Night.
 CHrCA0o, Dec 6-"Bser cr bloodl' is ths flow at tho ueat damonstrataoa to bo held the proceeds of which are to be devoted to the amelioration of tho condition of the families of the executsd and imprisoned Anarchists.
 The order of the mayor that no beer shah be sold is to be dimegarded, and tho courts arc to bo appealed to for an injunction to restrain the authorities from interfering with the sale of that fluid, which is the life and soul of anarchy. It is estimated that from 2, ,O00 to 00, 900 people will endeavor to gain admittance to Battery D armory, and the yiolent Reds gay that if thers is polics interference there will be conflict
 Unless the courts interfere the police win be on hand, and the first attempt made to- ward a violation of the expre8 orders of the mayor will be summarily put down.
 Not only arc the Anarchists enraged at what they call an unwarranted assault upon their liberty, but the moro conservative Socialists arc excited. At . meeting yester- day of twenty-three German singing socie- ties and eleven Turn Vereins it was resolved to hold the entertainment and sell beer at any cost.
 The question promises to be hotly discussed during the week, but no one has any idea the mayor will withdraw from the position he has assumed. The police are solid at hia back and win support him to . man, not witbstanding that largo proportion of the force is composed of Germans, including ths chief and many of the higher off1cerA
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-05
ALaERNoE 6. suLLlvAN DEAD
Tho Popalar Lawyer Falls . Victim ts
 Typhoid Fcver. s7s

Tho Ropulax Lawyer Falls Victim to
 Typhoid Fever.
 NEW YoRK, Doc. 6-Algernon Sidney Sullivan died last night at his home, 10 West Eleventh street. He was carried to his home in carriage week ago Saturday from his office in the Drexel building, and died of typhoid fever and congestion of the bronchial tubes. No arrangements have yet beer made for his funeral
 MT. SulEvanss death removes gracious and unique figure from metropolitan life. He was . lawyer by profession, but by taste was more devoted to music, art and society than to the dry path of legal career. In the later he was painstaking, thorough and above all, courteous and elegant His voice was musical and melodious, like his name
 He was born insMadison, In :, sixty years ago, and was prepared for Miami university by private tutor. He was admitted to tho bar in Indiana, where the rough and ready practice was not to his taste. He removed to Cincinnati and became prosperous law yer in such company as that of Chief Justice Chase, William s. Groesbeck and George H. Pendleton. He was prominent in Whig politics there, but refused all nominations or offers of political preferment
 At the outbreak of the war, for domestic reasons he came east and settled in New York. He soon achieved recognised posi- tion among the lawyers Of this city, and joined the Democratic party. ''The silver voiced orator from Ohion was . name 500 applied to him. When his position becams assured he gave himself the leisure to go into society and take aproui0ent part in liter ,ry and artistic ent rprises He wrote for the Atlantic and The North American Review.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-05
AN ALLEGED FENIAN PLOT

To Murder Lord Harrington, which was
 Prevented by Police Vigilance.
 LONDON, Dec. 5.-The Morning Post de- clares that certain Parnellites recently urged the Fenians to murder Lord Harrington, which they scornfully refused to do. Ameri- can Fenians then undertook the task, arTiv- ing on the continent for that purpose fort night ago. These, in concert with few Irish Fenfans, made an arrangement by which the rails on the road between Kings town and Dublin were to be removed in order to wreck the train carrying Lord Harrington and Mir. Goschen last week, and in the excitement shots were to be fired into the carriage occupied by the English visitors
 The scheme was abandoned when it became known that Lord Harrington and Mr. Goschen travelled by different trains, and that the former drove straight to the resi- dence of MT. Powers, in Leopardtown, thus missing Dublin.
 It was next arranged to attack Mir. Powers' carriage in g lonely lane and murder Lord Harrington or carry him into the Wicklow mountains, where he was to be held as hostage for the release of William O'Briep and other political prisoners Everything had been matured, but the plot miscarried owing the watchfulnesa nt ssao police.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-05
ANNUAL APPROPRIATION. Tho Estimates Submitted by the Board
 of Finance. SSs

At the regular monthly meeting of the court of Common Council several important matters will come up for consideration. The most important and the one that will probably create quite discussion is the estimates to be submitted by the board of finance. The board recommends cutting down the appropriation for lamps and gas $500, that of fire department $2,43O, and that for the extension of water pipes $8, 900, making a total reduction of $1O,- 93O from that recommended by the various boards. If the estimate is adopted as it stands the fire department will get an in creased appropriation of last year of $1 300, and the committee on lamps and gas $1 300. The appropriation for the extension of water mains as recommended by the boards are the same as last year. The other ap- propriations the boards did not meddle with, The long mooted question of assess ing property holders for the paving of Bank street, will probably be called up in the board of councilmen and it is expected that they will come down of their high horse and concur with the board of alder men.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-05
For Horse Whipping n Woman.

MT Mitchell of Portland, who Judge Phelps ordered to pay $100 damages to Mrs Meigs, a lady he had horsewhipped is like ly to remain in jail for some time. The county commissioners have ordered Sheriff Hutchinson to collect $3 each week of Mrs Meigs for the board of Mitchell while he remains in jail. Her counsel says that the commissioners cannot assess Mrs Meigs more than S2,25 per week, but whatever sum is necessary, Mrs Meigs will pay with considerable eheerfulness, and possibly take as much comfort in paying $2, ,25 a week and keeping him in jail as she would to receive the $100 damages. But Mitchell has given notice that he desires to take the s'poor debtors oath, !" and the hearing on his application will take place to-day. If it is granted he can be released in two weeks
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-05
Lincoln's Mayor and Council Free.

AaHCO1s1S O18yUT aMU COunCII VT00s
 LINCoLN, Neb., Dec. 5.-The city council men of Lincoln are at liberty. For a week they have been in the Omaha jail, having re- fused to pay a fine imposed by Judge Brewer for co tempt of court. He issued a restraining order preventing the council from removing police judge charged with corruption. The ely fathers d:sT sgarded the order, and were fined $6OO for contempt of court. The supreme court at Washing- ton has set De. 12 as the time for hearing the application for writ of habeas corpus, as it claimed Judge Brewer had no jurisdic- ton. Attorney General Garland telegraphed the marshal Saturday to release the mayor and councilmen on bond pending the hear ing. The councilmen came home Saturday night, pleased with the prospect of final dis charOn.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-05
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 Nx II. Louise Ihomns, prelidsut e DeEo. ds, t . bee hssp9, snd U*has l0.oooPouh Of honey . year. 2,
 Littls Nia IxEis Ben 6inclair, of EvuiE1D, town, N. T., celehratsd hsr twelfth hirthdny recently by completing bsd quit that conr tains n ,21O piece2 ~ o6ice at Washington burcan for finding wives for men who arc too buy to pend their time in courttng.
 Queen Victoria keeps always h hT privats apartment statuette cf the lamsutsd John Brown, which goes whsrsvr ths queen hsr- self travels. It's usual plAce is on her privnts writing desk.
 On Jenny Lnds conn was placed by Hr. Goldschmidt . wreath of myrtle mAde from . tree planted years ego by tho great singer from her wedding wreath
 Before going to Oak View to dine rhanls- giving Day Mrs. Cleveaand directed the ssnd- ing of dowers from the White HouBe Conser- vatory to the Central Union mission and to several churches and charitable institutiouA
 Miss Susan B. Anthony is engaged in org.n- ixing woman suffrage clubs at various points in Indiana, and her appeals and personal ee- army of women who believe they have . right to vote.
 Milwaukee has . bowling club of eighteen fair damsels who practice rehgjouky seven times . week and have become strong and robust from the exercise. They arc very ex- pert at the game and confidently expect to vanquish any club of gentlemen that may challenge them
 When the principal for seminary for girls in Washington, Pa, started to take her scholar. home from church the other Sun day evening she found the usual crowd of young men waiting outside the doorx She made the girls go back, much against tbeff will, and would not budge until policemen, whom she sent for, made the boys go away.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-05

Tho French Presidency-General Satis-
 faction In Europe.
 LONDON, Dec 5.-The French presiden- tial election has tranquilized not only France but all of Europe. The English and continental press approves the result as harmonizing many conflicting interests among the European powers, great and small, and removing, or contributing to remove, the irritations between Russia and Germany, for both are satisfied with the election. A leading paper of St Peters burg, writing semi-officially, says the choice is every way fortunate.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-05
Amused Himself by Incendiarism.

NEW YoRK, Dec. 5-Oficer Gallagher was told by a young man at o'clock yesterday morning that there was fire at 128 Hester street. The officer ran to the spot and extin- guished a fire that had just started in the cellar. A little later the same young man ran up to Gallagher on beat and told him there was another fire at 63 Chrystie street. Gallagher sent out an alarm, and the fire at 63 was put out with some difficulty. The young man was then going away, but the officer arrested him. He is James Smith, aged 26, and is partly demented. He evi- dently started the fires for his own amuse- ment. The first fire was in tenement house containing twenty families, and the other building was occupied by sixteen families. Smith claims that he saw tho fires from the street, but in the case of No. 128 Heater street this could not be true. Smith was held by Justice Patterson for ex- animation as to his sanity.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-05
An Extraordinary Case of Franc,

BALr-AoRE, Md, Dec 5.-A remarkable case of hypnotism has just come to light in this city. A girl of IA, whose father is 8 student or professor of the system, placed her in trance about month ago from which neither father nor physician can arouse her. She has lost power of articulation, and is apparently unconscious of her ac- tions. The family, who desire name to be kept secret, live in fashionable part of the city.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-05
Information Wanted.

NEW YORK, Dec. 5-The government of Nova Scotia offered g reward of $500 for in- formation that will lead to the discovery of Joseph Preston, of Halifax, if he is alive, and $1o0 for information concerning him if he is dead. Preston is Q relative of Mgr. Preston, of the Catholic diocese of New York, and son Of wealthy Halifax merchant He is not Of strong mind. He disappeared from Q hotel in this city while trave1ing. It is fearel that he was robbed and perhaps mur- dered He is 22 years old, i've feet seven inches tall, sallow, small brown mustache, dark hair. and weighs 135 pounds
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-05
Lost by a Broken Finrer.

FALL R1vER, Mass, Dec. 5-Jack Me- Gowan, local light weight, and Miles Higgins. lately arrived from England, fought four fercely contested roun.is with bare knuckles yestsrday across the line in liver ton, R. The fight, which was for a small purses was wftnessed by fifty persons. Mo GoMan was terribly punished, but won the f1xht, as Higgins broke tho thumb and . fnrsr of m xjght hand n tlae fourth round
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-05
SECRETARY LAMAR's REPORT.

Recommending Increased Pensions in
 Special Cases.
 fi WASHINGTON, Dec. 6-Secretary of the Interior Lamar devotes . considerable por- tion of his annual report to the public lands That portion concerning the surveying of these lands is important, and Is as follows:
 The secretary renews the suggestion made in his last report making fraudulent returns of public lands penal offense, and asks an appropriation of $500, 900 for proper sur vey of unsurveyed lands
 In discussing Indian affairs the seretary says:
 The statistics compiled from the annual reports of the various United States Indian agents to the commissioner of Indian affairs represent that of the remaining 173, 600 Indians under their super vision about 5e 900 wear citizens clothes wholly; that 16, AT houses are occupied by them; that about 25 600 can speak English with sufficient n- telligence for ordinary conversation; that more than 10 500 of their children are in schools recefv ing educational and industrial training, for whom 237 schools are in operation and that 31 900 families are engaged in industrial pursuits. They have cultivated over 23S 900 acres, built 295 OOO rods of fencing produced over 750 900 bushels of wheat, 900 bushels of corn. 402 900 bushels of oats 68O00 bushels of barley and rye, 514, 900 bushels of vegetables and s. 900 pounds of butter Besides the above they have gathered for use and sale considerable quantities of wild rice berries herbs, furs, fish and snake root, etc. They have sawed 552 079 feet of lumber, cut "A 900 cords of wood and 102, 900 tons of hay. They own over 8920o0 horses, 5000 mules, 1130o0 cattle, 46,0OO swine and ], 900 sheep
 Upon the subject of pensions the secretary, among other things, says:
 Under existing laws dependent orphan chil- dren of deceased soldiers who may be entitled to pensions cannot have such pensions continued beyond the age of l6. regardless of their physi- cal or mental condition. There are Sew instances in which such children are (physically and mentally utterly inexperienced for earning their livelihood, and in instances where it is made clearly to appear that the conditions of mental imbeciity or insanity or such feebleness of mind or body exists as to make these children utterly helpless for earning their own livelihood it seems right that pension should be continued to them for longer period.
 I would suggest that widows who may re- marry, and who may subsequently become widows, or be divorced without fault upon their part. should have their pensions revived to them for the period of such second widowhood.
 As the chief of this bureau is Q soldier dis tingushed for his gallant services and sufferings in the cause of the Union, l have conflded to him the exclusive management thereof, and although his policy has at all times had my approval, to him is due the credit for the success which hes marked it's administration.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-05

EpS of the Chicago Printers' Strike.
 CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-The strike of tho book and job printers Is ended. Typographical Union No. 16 held special meeting yester- day afternoon and declared that the job printers must return to work this morning on the basis of ten hours a day for SIS per week. The strike has lasted five weeks.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-05
ndrs. Lawisf Held for Tri.l.

CAIRO, Ills, Dec s5.-The preliminary ex- animation of Mrs. Lawler, for hiring young negro named Hudson to kindle the fire which destroyed large portion of Mound City, was held Saturday. About forty wit nesses were examined, chief among them being the negro, Hudson, who swore that he kindled the fire under a promise from Mrs. Lawler that he should be paid $15. He also stated that some time before Mrs. Lawler had tried to induce him to put Rough on Rats' into the coffee prepared for the guests iIa the Fair house, 6 rival of her own institu- tion, but that 10 had refused. The examina- tion VII Concluded, and the defendant was
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-05

Message to be Read Tomorrow. WASHINGTON, Dec 5.--The Presidents message will not be read till Tuesday. The Secretary and Treasurer's report, Wednes- day At least that is the present under standing.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-05
aississippi Lynchers nt Work.

CHARLESTON, Miss, Dec. 5.-A mob of mounted men Saturday night took Joe Trifie, Monroe Harris and Charles Taylor (an colored) from jail here and shot the lat ter two to death. The former is missing, and is supposed to have been killed. They were charged with having attempted to assault white woman
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-05
Scenes at Congress.

WASHINGTON, Dec 5.-The scenes at the opening of Congress were about in the usual order. The galleries were packed for hours House the members gallery was filled with the families of members. Many foreign representatives were present. Desks of many members bore beautiful floral offer
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-05
Shot Two Policemen.

HoLYoKE, Mass, Dec. 5.-Amidor Le Bryon, French Canadian, shot two police men who arrested him last night in . house of ill-fame. Officer Riley received a serious wound in the lead, and may die. Capt. Fenton was less severely hurt. Le Bryon has bad reputation, The arrest was made under local ordinance.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-05
Al Marderer at Large.

] ERIE, Pa., Dec. 5.-William Jones, propri- etor of the St Cloud hotel, who was found in his office with his skull crushed in and his pockets rifed of $1O0, died Saturday afternoon. An unknown shoemaker, who had been boarding with Jones and who is now missing, is suspected and is being sought for.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-05
Died iron, Eating OnaI.

NEW YORK, Dec. 4-Guiseppe and Rose De Paul Loggio, man and wife, ragpickers, died Saturday night from the effects of eat ing e substance resembling dough, which Giuseppe found in an ash barrel and which Rose cooked. An autopsy will be held to determine the nature of the poison.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-05
To be Kept open to Derby.

The Steamboat Co, conveying freight and passengers between New York and Derby, have nearly completed the construction of an iron boat which will be used to keep the channel of the Housatonic river clear from the Sound to Derby.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-05
Death of . Utica Clerrvman.

Ur1Ca, N. r., Dec. 6.-Rev. James J. Moriarty, pastor of St. Johns church. Utica, since May last, died suddenly yesterday, after brief illness. He was the author of a- number of books, including "Wayside PencilinGs Stumbling Blocks Made Step ping Stones, !" -".Al Il for Love" and Keys of the Kindom,n His funeral will take place tomorrow morning. He was 4 years old.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-05
Three NIurder Trials.

The December term of the criminal side of the superior court for Hartford, county comes in tomorrow Sanford on the bench. The term will be an important one, as there are three prisoners at the jail await ing trial for murder, John H. Swift, Clare ence E. Taylor, and Thomas Doyle While 1t is expected that the third man will be brought to trial during the term, 1t is more than probable that Taylor's case will be carried over. Considerable time is neces- trials. and with the long docket of new cases and the trial of Swift and Doyle the term promises to be long one without the Taylor case Counsel for Taylor may in- sist on speedy trial, however us they as- seFt there is no evidence to convict their client and that he should not be confined in the jail until the March term. There are 32 new cases upon tho docket.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-05

Phil. Armour Rooms . Michigan Town. LANsB, Mich., Dec. 6.-The people of this town are exultant in consequences of the pur- chase of the entire lake frontage by Phil Armour. The people argue that the action of Mir. Armour must mean tse speedy arrival of the St. Paul road .hsre, and in con- sequence real estate has gone up beyond all
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-05
stabbed at l. Wedding.

BROOKLYN, Dec. 6-At Q Hungarian wed- ding at No. 82 North Fifth street last night e general fight occurred, and Anton Bloch was stabbed in the head and neck. He will probably die. Two men were arrested on suspicion of having done the stabbinR.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-05
Claims Tt yYas Accidental.

ST. PAUL, Minn. Dec. 6.-Saturday after noon a man named Howe, living near Rei- mer's brewery in West St Paul, blew of the top of his wife's head with Q shotgun, killing her instantly. He nt once proceeded to the police station and gave himself up He claims that he was cleaning the gun, when it went off accidentally.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-05
A vitriol Thrower's Victim.

HAvERHILL, Mas., Dec. 5.-Mis Mahon, the victim of vitriol thrower, is still in . critical condition. The police claim to have information that Horne, who is under arrest, was hired by stranger to assault Miss Mahon in the way described.